Jersey

Jersey is a crown dependency of the United Kingdom located near the coast of Normandy, France, with Saint Helier serving as its capital. Jersey was a part of the Frankish domains before passing to the Duchy of Brittany during the Viking invasions, as the King of the Franks was unable to defend the English Channel islands. In 933, William I of Normandy annexed the Channel Islands to the Duchy of Normandy, which was united with England by William the Conqueror in 1066. Jersey remained a part of England even after the loss of its lands in mainland France, and the island was repeatedly held from French sieges, the last of them being in 1781 during the American Revolutionary War. From 1940 to 1945, Nazi Germany occupied Jersey during World War II, and, on 9 May 1945, Jersey was one of the last places in Europe to be liberated from Axis occupation. Today, Jersey is not a part of the UK, but Britain is responsible for its defense, and Jersey's inhabitants use English as their primary language and the pound as their primary currency. In 2014, Jersey had a population of 100,080 people.